Erin Gilbride
Independence,OH
Summary
Early Childhood Teacher with 18 years of experience. Detail-oriented planner with talent for developing individualized lesson plans and cultivating classroom atmospheres of positivity and progress. Committed to comprehensive student growth.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Hawken Lower School
08.2020 - Current
- Delivered daily Fundations (Wilson Language Training) lessons to enhance phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, and handwriting
- Conducted daily Heggerty Phonemic Awareness lessons to develop skills in sound recognition, blending, segmenting, and phoneme manipulation
- Implemented literacy instruction rooted in the science of reading to promote effective phonics, vocabulary development, and comprehension strategies for early learners
- Used Bridges in Mathematics curriculum to meet Common Core State Standards
- Implemented project-based learning initiatives tailored to student interests, fostering engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking skills while enhancing real-world connections to the curriculum
- Utilized the Zones of Regulation curriculum to teach social-emotional learning, helping students identify and manage their emotions and develop self-regulation skills
- Implemented Responsive Classroom strategies to foster a positive classroom environment, promote student engagement, and enhance social-emotional learning
- Conducted in-person learning while enforcing COVID-19 protocols and taught online students remotely in a hybrid model
- Served as Grade Level Coordinator for 3 years
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Hawken Lower School
08.2007 - Current
- Co-taught a developmentally appropriate, child-centered, project-based curriculum in a Pre-K classroom inspired by Reggio Emilia
- Early adopter of the Computational and Design Thinking Initiative in early childhood, implementing the Lower School Innovation Lab
- Assessed students through observations, anecdotal records, and digital portfolio samples, using Hawken's Developmental Continuum
- Co-led the Before School Program 2010-2020
- Supervised a Notre Dame College student's field experience (2019) and a John Carroll student teacher (Fall 2012)
- Served as Grade Level Coordinator for 3 years
- Participated in the LPDC committee for 2 years
Day Camp Administrator
Hawken Preschool
06.2012 - 06.2013
- Responsible for programming, staff coordination, ordering, field trip organization, and parent communication for a four-week full day preschool day camp
Private Tutor
06.2008 - 01.2010
- Provided one-on-one tutoring in early literacy and math to elementary students in an agreed upon location
Substitute Teacher
Parma City School District
01.2007 - 06.2007
- Substituted for homeroom teachers across various elementary school grades (K-4)
Head Teacher/Lead Preschool Teacher/Site Administrator
Heights Youth Center
03.2004 - 07.2006
- Developed curriculum plans for infants through preschool-aged children based on Head Start and Ohio's Early Learning Content Standards
- Managed the day-to-day operation of the center, ensuring compliance with ODJFS regulations
- Supervised a 90-child Summer Camp program and initiated the Step Up to Quality process for the center
Education
Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood Education
Concordia University
Online05.2014
Completion of Ohio Teacher Education Licensure - PS-3rd Grade Program, Early Childhood Education
Notre Dame College
South Euclid, OH12.2006
Bachelor of Science - Human Ecology, Human Development and Family Science
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH08.2003
Skills
- Project-Based Learning
- Child development
- Group and individual instruction
- Disciplinary techniques
- Classroom organization
- Parent communication
- Curriculum planning
- Differentiated instruction
- Social skills
- Social-emotional learning
- Early reading
- Mathematical concepts
- Student assessment
Initiatives And Grant Funded Projects
- Redesigning the Early Childhood Playground to make it more nature-based.
- Creation of the Physical Development Domain in the Developmental Continuum, in collaboration with consultant Gaye Grunlond.
Certification
Professional Early Childhood License (PS-3), State of Ohio Department of Education, 07/01/23, 06/30/27
Professional Development
- Fab Play Summer Institute, Virtual, 2020
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop with Rosetta Lee, Virtual, 2021
- Teachers College Writing and Reading Project - Summer Reading Institute, Columbia University, NYC, 06/01/19
- Fundations Level K, 08/01/19
- PEL (Preschool Early Literacy Indicators) Trained, 2018
- Opal School's Reading the World, Portland, OR, 2018
- Nature Explore Workshop, 2018
- Heartsaver CPR/AED Training, 2024
- ALICE Training, 2024
- Developing and Implementing Effective Sensory Diets, 2011
- North American Reggio Emilia Alliance - Dialogues for Quality in Education, Monterey, CA, 2011
- NCTM E-Workshop: Geometric Thinking in Grades Pre-K-2, 2009
- Responsive Classroom Level 1, 2008
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Hawken Lower School
08.2020 - Current
Day Camp Administrator
Hawken Preschool
06.2012 - 06.2013
Private Tutor
06.2008 - 01.2010
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Hawken Lower School
08.2007 - Current
Substitute Teacher
Parma City School District
01.2007 - 06.2007
Head Teacher/Lead Preschool Teacher/Site Administrator
Heights Youth Center
03.2004 - 07.2006
Completion of Ohio Teacher Education Licensure - PS-3rd Grade Program, Early Childhood Education
Notre Dame College
Bachelor of Science - Human Ecology, Human Development and Family Science
The Ohio State University
Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood Education
Concordia University
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